[Swan] SWAN Tube Transceiver Compendium, Rev 4.0

[Robert Balonis]

Hi John,

Yes, just just send donation for $25 made out to St. Vincent de Paul 
Society, OLMC to me at the address shown below.  As it turns out, 
postage is the same for all zip codes, so they are being mailed via 1st 
class mail the next day.

Compendium started out about 4-5 years ago as my personal technical 
notebook as I was learning about Swan - decided to make it more 
formalized and offer it for cost to other Swan folks - this is the 
forth major revision, hence the Rev 4.  All others were just in hard 
copy format, however at over 300 pages in 8.5x12" in format, just the 
duplication and mailing costs become somewhat pricey.   If you visit 
the following web-page it shows the Table of Contents that should give 
a clearer idea of its contents.

http://mysite.verizon.net/bandc44/SWAN%20Tube%20Transceiver.htm

PS - If you would like to receive one before the holidays, just send me 
your name and mailing address and confirm that the check is "in the 
mail" and I'll get it on its way ASAP.

Regards, Bob  NB3W

On Dec 16, 2005, at 2:46 PM, n3drk wrote:

> Where can I purchase the CD and being new to Swan, just what
> is the Compendium REV 4?
> Thanks
> john-n3drk
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert V Johnson" <w7lrd at juno.com>
> To: <swan at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc: <swan at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 2:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Swan] SWAN Tube Transceiver Compendium, Rev 4.0
>
>
>> Hello All
>> I received my Swan CD today.  This is an absolute must for anyone even
>> thinking of Swan radios.  The information on the cd is invaluable.  
>> It is
>> well worth the price of $25.  Job well done!
>> 73 Bob W7LRD
>> Seattle
>> On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:49:58 -0500 "Bob or Chris Balonis"
>> <rmborcmb at penn.com> writes:
>>> The "SWAN Tube Transceiver Compendium, Rev 4.0" has been complete 
>>> and is
>>> available on a CDROM Adobe PDF file format - Adobe Reader 5.0 or 
>>> later is
>>> required, which can be downloaded from the Adobe Website.  This is 
>>> the final
>>> revision - no further time will be spend on it.  The CDROM/file 
>>> contents
>>> have been tested and found to be readable on a newer Apple G5 and on 
>>> both  5
>>> and  10 year old Pentium PCs.  Its use on an older PC (e.g. 10 yrs) 
>>> is
>>> problematic - it is painfully slow.
>>> The Compendium contents has been slightly re-arranged in some 
>>> sections and
>>> based on character count, there is an 22-23% increase in core 
>>> content over
>>> Rev 3.0 (there actually was a Rev 3.1, but it was never released 
>>> because of
>>> computer/software problems).
>>> Since a major component of amateur radio is public service and since
>>> development of the Compendium represents a substantial amount of my 
>>> time, I
>>> though it would be fitting if it were distributed for a donation to 
>>> charity.
>>> The Adobe Software costs were covered by residual contingency funds 
>>> from the
>>> Rev 3.0 distribution, so the only cost involved is CDROM
>>> media/packaging/mailing (and even some of that is already covered by 
>>> "free"
>>> rebate offers from OfficeMax, etc.).
>>> Therefore, the Compendium is only being distributed for a $25 
>>> donation to
>>> the St. Vincent de Paul Society, OLVC of State College, PA.  The SVdP
>>> Society is a world-wide organization of lay persons that provides 
>>> assistance
>>> on a local, national, and international level to needy families and
>>> individuals, regardless of race, religion or ethnicity.  Since the 
>>> local
>>> SVdP Conference is an all volunteer organization, essentially all 
>>> donations
>>> are used for the intended charitable purposes, unlike many charitable
>>> organizations where 30% or even 50% or more of donations is often 
>>> consumed
>>> in operation (fundraising, salaries, etc.).  (Note: I am not directly
>>> involved with the SVdP, other than periodically listing items for 
>>> them on
>>> eBay.)
>>> So, if you would like to both assist a charity and receive a PDF 
>>> file of the
>>> Compendium on a labeled CDROM jewel case packaged in a bubble wrap 
>>> mailing
>>> envelope, please do the following.  Received requests will be sent 
>>> out once
>>> a week via 1st class US mail.
>>> USA REQUESTS.
>>> 1.  Send a personal check for $25 (or more) made out to:  St. 
>>> Vincent de
>>> Paul Society, OLVC.
>>> 2.  Include a label/card (suitable for pasting or taping on the 
>>> mailing
>>> envelop) with your name and exact mailing address clearly written.
>>> 3.  Send the request to:
>>> Robert Balonis
>>> 525 E. McCormick Ave.
>>> State College, PA  16801-6616
>>> FOREIGN REQUESTS.  Please email me directly at NB3W at arrl.net with 
>>> requests
>>> for details.  Donations for Canadian distribution will also be $25 
>>> (US) (or
>>> more) and the package will be sent via air mail.  Donations from
>>> distribution other countries will be $30 US (or more) and the 
>>> package will
>>> be sent via Global Priority Mail envelope.
>>> PS:  I regret that I am unable to respond to those who I promised to 
>>> send
>>> availability information directly to when the Compendium was 
>>> available.
>>> Unfortunately, I have lost all email related information (I'd like 
>>> to blame
>>> the computer/software but in this case, it was a hasty click of the 
>>> delete
>>> button!)
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